>> someone else's first, the arrest and now the fight for extraditon, as the states try to bring him t the states to answer for charge >> and now, avenatti facing charges dealing with multi-million dollar schemes. he vows he is innocent. >>nd how serious did the white house consider dumping migrants in sanctuary cities. and spacex launcs and lands all three rocket boosters for the first time safelily back on earth. id and today is likely a national h for golf fans. as day two of the masters kicks off in just a few hours.

>> early today, starts right now. >> good fridayg. morn >> a massive spring storm is still hitting a big part of the country.es across the mi millions face blizzard condition cans. people are reporting everything from heavy to now freezing rain and rare sightings of thunder snow. for more on the impact of the wint withry blast. morgan chesky has the report. >> snow. ice. and winds so strong even semitrucks did not stand a chance. this one, toppling over in the middle of a highway. treacherous driving conditions caused by the massive storm, spanningheuch of t country. >> we are as tired of the season as much as anyone else. >> a frightening 16 in south dakota. despite the creulling overtime, one excellent after another. one colorado couple stranded c for six hours. near white out conditions pushing wisconsin passed the total for snowiest season ever.

here in minnesota. >> want it just 70 on monday? >> minnesota. she is a fickle woman. >> winter's springtime c yo, frustrating inexperienced drivers. >> onning, so push back a bit. >> who did not mind extra help. >> yeah. >> everyone hoping for mother nature to get back on track. morgan nbc news, minute appear. >> trackin it all for us. frustrating storm system, we will see the left overs throughout the afternoon. so, winter weather advisories and blizzard warn withings in place. you are -- warnings, now, snow totals are not impressive could see an inch and ice that will make its way across southern minnesota in to deluth. that is why the warnings and advisoriesnd blizzard warnings are in place. we are seeing the low continue to spin, youan seehe gusts still being an issue causing

blowing snow in chicago. it's making its way east and we will continue to he see gusty winds in the northeast up t 40 miles an hour. it's an exiting storm system and now we transition to severe weather and we will have it in a minute. >> thank you for the info. >> he reached worldwide fame for leaking classified government documents and nowulian assange facing charges for computer hacking conspiracy. we have the details. >> reporter: bearded and pale. wikileakss founder was hauled out by british police from the embassy. the british prime minute interrupted parliament to the announcement. >> no one is above the law. >> reporter: british policth sa made the arrest on behalf

of the u.s. after ecuador h revoke a sigh lumber. siting he in discourteous and aggressive havior. they have accused him of conspireing toa hack in t pentagon computer. he published trov of classified files critical of u.s. in iraq and internal state department cables. when he sbareleased the e-mails that embarrassed the democrat party. >> i asked assange h he got e-mails. >> they were not hacked by russia. we don't disclose our sources. >> after the charges were announced, no more praise from s the ent. >> i know nothing about

wikileaks. it's not my thing. i have been sing what is happened with assange and that will be a determination, i would image, mostly by the attorney general. >> theor ecuns had complained about his behavior and hygiene. theyk said his w should be protected by freedom of of the press. we are learning details on about aoversial proposal that was considered by the truma adminion. the officials now confirming that the white house floated the idea on of sending detained immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities. intended goal was to target the president's political f on oes,or the latest, we are joined by trace pots. those are pretty block buster claims here. >> they are and they came from whistle blowers inside agency confirming it was at least at one point a plan that they considered and those foes

that you mengtioned nainncy pel. dhs confirming in a statement overnight, that it was indeed a plan, a suggestion thawas floated and rejected which ended any further discussion. according to the washington post, which first broke the story, it was lawyers with immigration and customs enforcemented that sto it deeming the plan inappropriate to put detainedmmrants on buss and drop them in sanctuary cities all across the u.s., specifically inoc dtic districts. pelosi's spokesperson said that using mans as pawns is dispickabl >> thank you, the california grand jury drops the hammer on

lawyer avenatti. we have more on the disturbing new details. >> reporter: the new 36 count indictment accuses michael avenatti o fraud, perjury, pay zelment and failure to taxes. prosecutors allege he stole some $9 million from his clients. then lied about the money, to support his lavish, celebrity li including the purchase of his had private jet seized by the government- >> t steal money from a clientt trusaccount is pretty much the worst thing a lawyer can do. >> reporter: in one case, prosecors say that hid a settlement from a parapalegic client and used it to keep his ce teamnd coffee company afloat. he they said that he stole $2.3 million in taxes from his coffee

house employees that ho never paid tthe u.s. they say he used multiple bank accounts and shell companies to cover up his crimes. >> what we allege mr. avenatti was doing, was stealing from peter to pay paul. americans deserve to know the truth about -- >> a lawyer usually on the attack. avenatti is now on the densive, referringnbc news to his tweets. he willlead not guilty and fight all charges. a selfhe described fighter for people, he is in a battle for his own freedom. if convicted on of the charges mere in losangeles, he faces a maximum prison sentence on of 335ears in prison. that does not include the extortion charges in new york which is an additional french potential years. , essentially, he is facing life behind bars. francis. >> thank you. >> congresswoman omar in the

center of another controversy. they say, she misspoke at an event lastonth where s made comments about the september 11th terrorist attacks. >> for more on the backlash and the congress woman's response. we go to casey hunt. >> shes under fire again. after telling the council on american islamic relations known as ce that the worst terror attack on american soil was "some people did something." >> care was founded after 9/11, because they recognize a that some people did somethingnd that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties. >> now, growing backlash. in the new york post, and this, liom repn congressman and afghanistan veteran dan crenshaw. s it's note people who did something. it's terrorists that killed almost 3,000 americans and we should talk about it that way. >> it ces after colleagues have blasted her previous

comments as anti-semitic. omar defending herself last night. >> i tookn oath to uphold the constitution. i'm as american as everyone else is. >> we are getting in to a level where it's an insitement of violence against women of color. >> a father of a firefighter at died on 9/11 is outraged. >> she needs to apologize -- for heren co. >> casey, thanks. >> spacex launched the heavy rocket and landed all three rocket boosters for the first time. it's the second flight for the spacex falconheavy, the most powerful rocket in use in the world. the mission is to carry a communications satellite formp y in to space, and two of the booster rockets successlly landed in cape canaveral, eight minutes after lift off and the core booster landed on an ocean

platform. >> golf fans, ready for day two of the masters. you have koepka and dechambeaux, if mickelson takes this year's green jacket. he will be the oldestity player to win aa major championship. on the sidelines, fans enjoyed the famous sandwiches that cost $1.50. it's made using a top secret mix of mayo, cheddar and red pp. it's one of the traditions that make the masters so unique. >> getting in to watch it is nearly impossible. >> good morning. we will see delays for the masters tournament for sunday here. this system, will make its way in to georgia here, causing heavier downpours. now, this is a very dangerous situation we are going start to se tomorrow afternoon across the louisiana and southern arkansas, 23ilon under that severe thunderstorm risk, we could see damaging strait line

wind withes, also possible tornadoes. that's a look at the big weather story for today, here is a closer look at the day ahead. warmer air starting to make its way in yonorth the northeas. boston and new york, we are back in lower sixty. onight, if you have evening plans, take an umbrella. sorry. >> good to know. mick jager is back on his feet. the rolling stones front man is making a quick recovery after his heart surgery. he shared-- kapgdsing it, a walk in the park. >> that is the world's most expensive cookie. it is created bieduchesss co in new york and costs a thousand dollars. >> and disney isolling out a streaming service, disney plus

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and we are off. the washington capitals cruise to a v4-2ictory over the hurricanes marking a victorious end to game one of the nhl playoffs. a little tire

watched some of the game. a little bit. you have to stay up. this is wha t caps do. we were up 3-0 in the first period, then they scored two in the third period, we were all nervous. then we scored a goal an empty net, and we won. >> bam. that's right. that's the way to do it. >> good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'mon gilchrest. 4:00 a.m. this morninge're looking back on the game but begin with the forecast and commute. melissa mollet standing by with a check of the roads. >> let's start with meteorologist lauren rickets in for chuck ll. good morning. going to be a great morning as we have cloud covere. out th but the sun coming up just about 2.5 hours from now. aeautiful and mild start this morning. cover, the oud temperatures didn't fall too far. a little warmer to start this morning compared to yesterday. you're looking at temperatures in the 40s and 50s right now. and we will continue to warm our wayntp the low 70s